Tag: F-35

The U.S. Navy’s $137M Push for Next-Gen Rocket Motors

Steve Schneider - October 7, 2026

The U.S. Navy has awarded Ursa Major $137 million for advanced solid rocket motor programs, with $91 million for the Compact Air-to-Air Missile (CAAM)...

China Could Have Access to Sensitive F-35 Technology

Steve Schneider - September 25, 2026

A Congressional inquiry is underway after sensitive F-35 components reportedly bound from Australia to the U.S. were unexpectedly diverted to Hong Kong, raising concerns...

Turkey’s S-400 Exit Could Pave the Way Back to the F-35 Program

Steve Schneider - July 13, 2026

Turkey's future air defense strategy is increasingly centered on NATO-compatible and domestically developed systems, leaving its Russian-made S-400 air defense system with no meaningful...

Durability on Display: F-35 Takes First Known Hit

Steve Schneider - March 20, 2026

A US Air Force F-35A fighter jet made an emergency landing after reportedly being hit by ground fire during a combat mission over Iran...

Europe’s Next-Gen Fighter Ambitions Hit Political Headwinds

Steve Schneider - February 19, 2026

Europe’s ambitious Future Combat Air System (FCAS), a joint program by France, Germany, and Spain to build a next‑generation stealth fighter to rival US,...

APG‑85 Radar Delays: Are F‑35s Flying Blind?

Steve Schneider - February 17, 2026

Recent reporting suggests that some new F‑35 Joint Strike Fighters delivered to the U.S. Air Force may be arriving without installed radars due to...

F-35A Fighters Move East as Final Destination Remains Unclear

Steve Schneider - January 30, 2026

US Air Force F-35A jets have been redeploying across the Atlantic after operating out of Puerto Rico, with their final destination not publicly confirmed,...

US Marines Select Autonomous Valkyrie Drone to Fly With Crewed Fighters

Steve Schneider - January 12, 2026

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions announced that Northrop Grumman has won the US Marine Corps’ MUX TACAIR Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, pairing Northrop Grumman’s...

US Air Force Selects PhantomStrike for Autonomous VISTA Aircraft

Steve Schneider - December 26, 2025

Raytheon (RTX) has received a US Air Force contract to equip the autonomous X-62A VISTA test aircraft with its PhantomStrike® radar. The compact, air-cooled...

Critical Network Node Upgrade: Sniper NTP Connects 4th and 5th Generation Fighters

Steve Schneider - November 18, 2025

The Sniper Networked Targeting Pod (NTP) is an upgrade to the decades-proven Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP), transforming the precision sensor into an airborne...

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